Politics
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EVENT: Some Great Idea Book Launch
“I’m writing here about Toronto, an interesting case and a city that’s sometimes defined as much by the brevity of its backstory and its hazy...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
LORINC: Why city hall isn’t run like a business
It can not be said often enough: if Mayor Rob Ford managed a large corporation the way he runs the City, his board would have turfed him ages ago...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The casino debate and non-fiction numbers
The City of Toronto claims to be interested in your opinion about the proposal to allow the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission develop an integrated...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Beware what you wish for in Gardiner debate
Hands up everyone who loves Lakeshore Boulevard east of the Don, where the Gardiner stub once stood, a monument to an earlier generation’s failed plans...
By John Lorinc -
Op-Ed: Laying down the law on police budget? Maybe next year
Two key figures in the Ford administration have signaled their willingness to take on a Herculean task that, politically, only a right-wing administration...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
LORINC: Building a better budget at city hall
I’ve been a business reporter longer than I’ve covered politics, and I can say without fear of contradiction that the City of Toronto’s budget documents ...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The merits of appointing a caretaker mayor
Though I can’t speak for my colleagues in the press gallery, I suspect there were many secret pangs of disappointment last Friday when Justice Charles...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The last stand of Rob Ford
In this edition of Lorinc’s Legal Briefs, let’s begin with Exhibit A: the rulebook of the Canadian Football League. When Rob Ford leads teenagers onto the...
By John Lorinc -
Follow Spacing & John Lorinc at Ford Court
The judge’s decision in Rob Ford’s conflict of interest case will be released Monday morning. Spacing’s senior editor John Lorinc will...
By Spacing -
LORINC: Doubling Down on Toronto’s Future
It was difficult not to think about the nature of civic leadership last week, what with New York mayor Mike Bloomberg serving as the face of a metropolis...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Ontario NDP have missed the train
Here’s a question: Why is Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath totally missing in action when it comes to transit? Think about it: when was the last time you...
By John Lorinc -
Headspace: Catherine Nasmith discusses heritage preservation and the Mirvish-Gehry proposal
Catherine Nasmith is former president of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and a founder of Doors Open Toronto. She has been active in heritage...
By Luca De Franco